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Jan 20, 2010 - Last week, Spider-Man fans were stunned when it was announced that director Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst would not be returning for Spider-Man 4. Whether the studio just wanted...

Jan 20, 2010 - IFC announced Friday that a special Roadshow edition of the Red Riding Trilogy will be shown at the IFC Center in New York City beginning on February 5, 2010. The exclusive engagement will last one...

Jan 20, 2010 - AMC Entertainment Inc. and Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, LLC announced yesterday that they have entered into an agreement which will result in AMC acquiring nearly all the movie theaters in the...

Jan 20, 2010 - The World Premiere of the romantic comedy When in Rome will be held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
An ambitious young New Yorker (Kristen Bell),...

Jan 19, 2010 - Lexicon is well-known in the high-end circles of audio and home theater enthusiasts, with a great reputation for building high-quality products that justify their equally-high price tags. Home...

Jan 15, 2010 - For an unspecified time, Gift Shop merchant Amazon.com is offering a $10 discount when you pre-order both Toy Story movies, which are being released as Blu-ray/DVD Combo packages on March 23,...

Jan 15, 2010 - Cable/Satellite television channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) celebrates the Academy Awards each year by airing nominated and winning movies over the course of 31 days.
This year, they are...

Jan 13, 2010 - Nintendo of America Inc. and Netflix, Inc. announced today that Netflix members who are also owners of Nintendo's Wii™ gaming console will be able to watch thousands of movies and TV episodes...

Jan 12, 2010 - Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced yesterday that they are scrapping the plans for the next Spider-Man movie, tentatively titled Spider-Man 4 and due to open in theaters in May 2011. The...

Jan 12, 2010 - The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina is reporting that the Regal Inlet Square Cinemas 12 in Murrells Inlet closed on January 10, 2010, due to the stalled renovations to the Inlet Square...

Jan 12, 2010 - The Ridgewood Theatre in Ridgewood, New York recently gained Landmark status:
On March 24, 2009, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a...

Jan 10, 2010 - The Frank Theatres - University 16 in Tampa, Florida closed on January 7, 2013.
Frank Theatres took over operations in November 2011 after Regal Entertainment closed the location (then known as the...

Jan 7, 2010 - Cinemark has opened their latest XD "Extreme Digital Cinema" auditorium at Cinemark Tinseltown at Woodlands in The Woodlands, Texas, which is located just outside Houston. This is the 15th such...

Jan 7, 2010 - Warner Bros. announced this week that the Los Angeles Premiere of the upcoming action movie The Book of Eli will take place on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Mann Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood,...

Jan 6, 2010 - The Sequoyah 9 movie theater in Garden City, Kansas has changed ownership to Mitchell Theatres, and is now the Sequoyah 8. The reduction in screen count can be explained in the following quote from...

Jan 5, 2010 - Disney is known for their "vault," where they keep their movie titles until they're good and ready to let us buy them. While some movies leave the vault, others are put in, and once their stock is...

Jan 4, 2010 - Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment announced last week that the World Premiere of the upcoming romantic comedy Leap Year, starring Amy Adams, will be held at the Directors Guild of America...